I am going to post another of my conversions - just to keep things moving forward on this thread.

This started life as a gross error because I did not know at the time that the Chevy semi-tractor was built ONLY in a hard cab version. But thanks to this thread I realize now that it is actually one of my pithy, experimental "what if's".

Ton and a half "experimental" open cab Chevy semi-tractor conversion:(Frame and wheels are Italeri. Cab and gun ring are from Tamiya. Fifth wheel is from a toy truck! - Wish I had bought a dozen!)

Reaching for the white plastic sheet is just an extension of my standard hobby toolkit...

Great work!

I have asked myself the question about the "border between" many times! And scratch built interiors definitely count!

Question: In the Cromwell what is the large compressed gas cylinder for? Engine starting or maybe a very large fire suppression system? (In the Patton's M3 Stuart it was built for using blank shotgun shells for starting the radial but instead our service truck carried a large cylinder of compressed air. We just fished an airline in through the driver's view port, engaged a quick release air fitting inside the vehicle and she started with no problem!)

Nothing as mysterious - that's the acetylene tank for the welding kit. The O2 bottle is on the floor against the partition wall, under those water tanks. (It's a recovery vehicle, so is festooned with the usual tools and winch stuff instead of a turret.) That pic doesn't even show the full-on driver's compartment details that were built afterwards...

Your interiors look good. Do you have a shot of the turret? We had plans to make the 76mm Sherman when I made the interior masters for the Tank Workshop but I was sick and tired of interiors by that time. You did a better job on the generator.

Isn't it odd that the "wet" stowage still had a large amount of 30 cal boxes, and a couple cans of oil in the sponsons?

I looked around for the pictures I had, but they seem to have been lost when the roof blew off the storage room a couple years ago. Mold got into everything. Saylevee.

I must confess it isn't 100% accurate, as at the time I struggled for photos and inadvertently mixed in some Jumbo pics. (The turret floor should only be a half-floor similar to the M36 TD turret.) But it all looks great through the hatches!

I must confess it isn't 100% accurate, as at the time I struggled for photos and inadvertently mixed in some Jumbo pics. (The turret floor should only be a half-floor similar to the M36 TD turret.) But it all looks great through the hatches!

Yes, thank you. I think you made the most out of what was available. I was lucky enough to get to climb in and around the M4A3 now on display at YPG. We took several rolls of film inside that I used for my wet stowage interior. The interior deserves its own decal set. Everything was labeled. It felt big inside compared to the T-34 85 I crawled into.